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Sexual Abuse: Letting Communities Heal Themselves

May 28, 2015 05:23 PM

Officer Safety

11 inmates injured in ‘large-scale incident’ at Calif. prison

No staff injuries have been reported

September 30, 2018 03:43 AM

Facility Design and Operation

Fla. inmate defrauds jail with fake check with misspelled county name

By the time officials realized the check from the “County of Voulisa” deposited by Ryan Athey was fake, Athey had already spent all the $350.24 in commissary purchases

September 27, 2018 10:35 AM

Officer Safety

CO union calls for harsher penalties for assaulting staff in Minn. prisons

The death of CO Joe Parise and an overall surge in violence at Minn. prisons have spurred the demand

September 26, 2018 11:25 AM

Arrests and Sentencing

SC inmate whose failed escape led to nationwide manhunt for 3 others sentenced

Tykeil Huggins, 21, attempted to escape from the detention center, but didn’t make it over a fence

September 25, 2018 12:25 PM

Arrests and Sentencing

Fla. inmate walks away from work crew to buy sweet tea

Taylor Fender, 23, was part of an inmate crew from Putnam Corrections Institute

September 25, 2018 12:02 PM

Facility Design and Operation

Student’s murder leads to new Wash. jail policy on reporting warrant info

Previously, the Yakima County Jail disregarded warrant info on suspects who had been released after posting bail

September 24, 2018 12:13 PM

Staff Misconduct

Fla. jail deputies reprimanded for slow response to lawyer’s signals for help

The lawyer pressed a “duress button” and even banged on a glass window before two deputies finally came to let her out

September 24, 2018 11:58 AM

Escapes

Escaped Ala. inmate recaptured in Fla.

Gregory Keith McCluskey, 38, walked away from his assigned job location Sunday before being caught Tuesday afternoon

September 19, 2018 02:08 PM

Escapes

Escaped inmate walked away from Calif. prison

Justin Tyquiengco was serving a six-year sentence for robbery with use of a firearm

September 19, 2018 12:28 PM